In this week 3 match on Aug 20th, FC Emmen hosts FC Utrecht in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. FC Emmen sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against RKC Waalwijk. Lucas Bernadou struck first for FC Emmen in the 58th minute, then in the 89th minute, Florian Jozefzoon sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Julen Lobete earning RKC Waalwijk a comeback draw. FC Emmen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed FC Utrecht, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Cambuur. FC Utrecht had 14 on net, and SC Cambuur had 20, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
FC Utrecht’s most prolific scorer has been Daishawn Redan. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Ben Scholte and Jari Vlak are the top scorers for FC Emmen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Météhan Guclu, Bernadou and van Dorp are unavailable to play for Dick Lukkien’s team, while Rick Kruijs’s squad will be without Bart Ramselaar, Django Warmerdam, Sander van de Streek, Mike Van der Hoorn and Ramon Hendriks.